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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1911
Page
5
Bos ton notables seen with Mayor Abe and Michael J Collins of Boston at the Poinciana Hotel Palm Beach. Report notes the pair have been very chummy during the Florida visit raising local curiosity about their relationship and potential town talk.
A century old tale of Father John Bee and his medicine Father John’s Medicine is touted as a family cure for throat and lung troubles and a strength builder. The article claims a $25 000 prize to any charity if the story is false. It recounts the doctor’s recovery from cold and lung illness and advocates faithful use to prevent consumption and build flesh and strength.
The text notes Michael Collins, brother of Walter L. Collins elected yesterday as Boston City Council president. The mayor’s remarks aligned with Ballantyne, yet the cordial meeting with Collins appears odd amid the Boston election scene.
After election results, Collins travels to Havana while John F. McDonald Joseph A. Maynard and William J. Conners remain with the Mayor in Palm Beach. Trustees Quincy A. Shaw Jr Robert H. Herrick and Francis Welsh discuss report issues on property returns. Walter Donovan joins en route to Miami. The Mayor and daughter plan to attend a Breakers golf ball timed with Florida amateur championship events.
Dorchester’s acting Mayor, a newcomer nicknamed Dearo, spent his first day at City Hall from dawn to dusk holding up three patent street cleaner contracts due to bidder monopoly concerns. He demanded explanations on every matter, conducting himself as a one man Fin. Com. Others noted a congratulatory bouquet at the mayor’s office, while the donor remained a mystery.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman spoke at the Longwood Socialist Club on Toward Socialism urging a shared mutual interest rather than conflict between genders. She argued women have waited but are beginning to act and noted potential savings in food and living costs under ideal socialism.
Miss Lena Hall aged 22 rooming on the first floor at 45 Appleton street was found unconscious in her room at 10 o clock last night from illuminating gas and taken to City Hospital in a dying condition. A young man who had been paying her attention called to find the room door locked and a strong odor of gas in the hall. The door was broken down and an open gas cock was discovered.
Two inmates held for the grand jury slipped from the East Boston District Court pen by manipulating a copper wire. They opened the buck gate and fled under the gaze of about a dozen police and court officials. The escapees are Joseph M. McCormick of Maverick Square and Charles Fairchild of Pine Street, East Boston.
In a bold breakout two inmates charged with stealing boat fixtures flee past police and court officers just after court adjourns. McCormick and Fairchild slip through a chuck gate toward Meridian street while Ryan lingers, then all three vanish as Dalton returns.
The advertisement offers Paro Ointment with a money-back guarantee if it fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days. It targets sufferers seeking a quick, guaranteed relief from hemorrhoidal symptoms.
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